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Houston Rockets guard Jeremy Lin joined the U.S. Department of Education Secretary Arne Duncan to play with and read to about 250 students in Washington D.C. as a part of the “Let’s Read, Let’s Move” program on Aug. 1, 2013. NFL player Brian Mitchell and actor Hill Harper participated as well.

Renowned theologian, author, and pastor R. C. Sproul interviewed Stephen Meyers, author of “Darwin’s Doubt: The Explosive Origin of Animal Life and the Case for Intelligent Design,” about his research on neo-Darwinian evolution and evidence for Intelligent Design. Sproul says that Meyer’s book is the most detailed analysis on the inconsistencies in evolution that he has ever seen.

Biola University has made a replica of the “Jesus Saves” signs that the Bible Institute had displayed in downtown Los Angeles for over fifty years. Although the university has not been able to acquire the original signs, the new display is a nostalgic attraction for the school’s La Mirada campus.

Mark Labberton recently became the fifth president of Fuller Theological Seminary (FTS) in Pasadena, California. The multidenominational evangelical seminary has over 4,000 students and six satellite campuses across the nation.

In a recent speech to more than 1,000 youth in Ireland, President Obama highlighted the distinction between protestant and Catholic schools as a point of contention in the country.

Valedictorian Roy Costner IV chose to say The Lord’s Prayer in lieu of his pre-approved speech at his high school graduation on Saturday, taking a stand for the importance of prayer. The Pickens County School District in South Carolina recently decided against including public communion with God at graduation ceremonies after being lobbied by atheist groups to forbid prayer at school events.

A meteoroid “the size of a small boulder” crashed into the moon causing the biggest explosion that NASA has ever observed.

A federal appeal court sided with the Obama’s administration’s decision and ruled against a German Christian family who sought asylum for the “persecution” that they’ve received in Germany for homeschooling their six children.

The public has expressed their grief and sadness towards the innocent lives that were claimed. Meanwhile, some questioned were raised on whether Lu’s soul is in heaven as she had been involved with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship at Boston University, but did not publicly declare her faith in Jesus Christ.

Since Pastor Rick Warren’s son committed suicide after battling depression, a debated topic was whether a born-again Christian would lose their salvation as a result of taking one’s own life. Is the 27-year-old son of the Saddleback Church lead pastor in heaven?

A Jesus portrait that has hung in a southern Ohio middle school for more than 60 years, was taken down Wednesday, for fears of potential costs from a federal lawsuit filed by a student and two parents against its display.

Roma Downey and Mark Burnett, Hollywood’s elite and producers of “The Bible”, published an article titled “Why Public Schools Should Teach the Bible” earlier this month, arguing that not studying the Bible is like students not learning the Constitution in the U.S. history class. The article had 777 comments the Monday after the initial premier on History Channel.

Stanford University has appointed an atheist “chaplain” to serve its non-believing students. Chaplain John Figdor counsels those in need and visits the sick, according to reports. And he works with Stanford students under the Office of Religious Life, joining 17 other chaplains and individuals that reach out to students of various faiths.

Universities in Hong Kong welcome the new DSE entrance examination and the new four-year educational format, but together welcome new challenges in the coming year for both educators and students. Christian educator and Principal of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Professor Joseph Sungby, encouraged the "new people" during his October speech in the 2012-2013 school year opening ceremony to take heart in preparation for meaningfully experiencing the four years of university life.

As the anti-national and moral education campaign grows stronger, Hong Kong Federation of Students (HKFS) has decided to go on strike next Tuesday. Chinese University of Hong Kong Chancellor Joseph Jia-Yiu Sung, who was voted as Hong Kong’s favorite university principle, supports and encourages students to participate in this campaign. He is given the title of “a principal with conscience” because of his strong support for students.

More than 1,000 university students in Hong Kong boycotted classes last Tuesday in protest against the pro-Beijing “patriotism” curriculum that was introduced at the beginning of this month.

Thousands of students, teachers, and families in Hong Kong protested since the beginning of this month against the government’s plan to introduce “unbalanced” Chinese patriotism classes, also known as the “moral and national education.”

Is homosexuality created by God? Why does the Bible declare such explicit opposition to homosexuality? Does opposition to same-sex marriage imply sexual discrimination? Dr. Rev. Ekron Chen, associate professor of systematic theology and academic dean of Logos Evangelical Seminary in Los Angeles, appeared at a Los Angeles Featured Topic Family Discussion Forum to talk about homosexuality from a Biblical perspective.

After 5 years of painstaking work, the entire collection of The Chinese Recorder and Missionary Journal has now been reprinted through the cooperation of the Christianity and China Research Center & National Taiwan University Press.

Dr. Jason Hing-kau Yeung was installed as the first Principal of the Canadian Chinese School of Theology at Ambrose Seminary on Sunday, March 25. Prayers of installation were offered by Rev. Dr. Francis Tam, Executive Secretary of the Canadian Chinese Alliance Churches Association; Rev. Dr. Riley Coulter, Chancellor and Acting President of Ambrose University College • Seminary; and Rev. Dr. Hay Chun Maak, Honorary Chairman of the Association of Canadian Chinese Theological Association, who also brought the message.

Toronto - Tyndale University College & Seminary and the Association of Canadian Chinese Theological Education (ACCTE) signed a long-term agreement on January, 26, 2012. Dr. John Kao, Chairman of the Executive Board for the ACCTE and Dr. Gary V. Nelson, President and Vice Chancellor of Tyndale University College & Seminary signed the agreement at a public signing ceremony and celebration at Tyndale’s Ballyconnor Campus. The agreement continues to strengthen the commitment of Tyndale to the Canadian Chinese School of Theology at Tyndale Seminary’s (CCSTTS) mission to serve the Chinese Christian community by providing quality theological education in the Chinese language.

Christians have historically held a variety of views on cultural practices and beliefs, ranging from complete accommodation to total rejection.

Bestselling author and pastor Francis Chan spoke at Liberty University's convocation Monday, admitting to students at the Lynchburg, Va., school that his years attending a Christian college were full of hypocrisy.

Westminster Theological Seminary (WTS) held an inaugural ceremony for The Stephen Tong Chair of Reformed Theology on September 12, 2011. The first occupant is Chinese-American Rev. Dr. Jeffry K. Jue, associate professor of church history at WTS.

The Israel Museum and Google have collaborated to share the oldest biblical manuscripts with the world.